Cortlandt Holiday Guide: Cookies with Santa, Holiday Crafts, Buchanan, Verplanck Tree Lightings

Buchanan Tree Lighting

Celebrate the holidays with the Village of Buchanan. Bring your family and friends to enjoy singing, raffle giveaways, pictures with Santa, cookies and hot chocolate.

Date and time: Sunday, December 4th, 5 p.m. sharp
Location: Village Circle

The party continues after the ceremony at Village Hall, Second Floor.

Verplanck Tree Lighting

Verplanck will be hosting its own tree lighting this weekend as well. On Sunday, Dec. 4 at 6 p.m. head over to the Verplanck Fire Department for the event, which will include a visit from a Santa. Mr. Claus might be a little tired, as he will spend the day Sunday riding the Verplanck fire truck and visiting children. Keep an eye out and let us know where you spot him on our Facebook page. The first to post a photo of Santa to Patch or to our Facebook will win a Patch prize!

Send Letters to Santa

Send a letter to Santa with all your wish list items. Mail or bring it to either Buchanan Village Hall or Cortlandt Town Hall and receive a response from the legend himself.

If mailing to Buchanan: Address: Dear Santa, Recreation Department, 236 Tate Avenue or drop it off between Monday and Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If mailing to Cortlandt: Address: Santa’s Mailbox Cortlandt Town Hall, 1 Heady Street Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. 10567 or drop the letter off at Town Hall in Santa’s Mailbox in the lobby by Dec. 18 at 4 p.m.

Cortlandt, Croton Center for the Arts Holiday Traditions Workshop

Create meaningful gifts together during a fun-filled and relaxing afternoon geared for the entire family. Start your family’s tradition of handcrafting gifts made at your local community art center. Christmas and Hanukkah handicrafts. Projects starting at $3 and up. No registration required. The event is at Charles J. Cook Park, 293B Furnace Dock Road, behind the pool, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2 to 5 p.m.

For more information visit cccArts.org or call 914-739-4320.

Milk and Cookies for Santa’s Helpers at HVHC

Hudson Valley Hospital Center staff will bake chocolate chip and sugar cookies in special ovens right in the main lobby and serve them with icecold milk on Dec. 14 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.. It’s all for a good cause: to raise funds for Santa’s Helpers, an HVHC program that buys holiday gifts for needy children.  A holiday sing-a-long will be held from 12-12:30 and all are welcome. Read more about this here.

Shop for your holiday gifts while sharing your expertise in crafting, baking, or horticulture. Make or bake something to bring to this event as an entry fee. Crafts and goodies will then be auctioned off or provided as refreshments during the fundraising event on Friday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at Hendrick Hudson High School.  

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